

Machiavellian Christianity
I was talking to Shao Laoshi, my Chinese Teacher and Interpreter about Faith. “Many feel that Christianity came to China on a cannon...


Maintaining Your Motivation
I joined a health club several years ago with the best intentions. I was going to lose weight, get in shape, etc. A couple of weeks...


No Good Deed Goes Unpunished?
I volunteered one winter to ring the bell and collect donations for the Salvation Army. It was a bitterly cold and extremely windy night....


Trust His Timing
Several years ago we had a cool “God moment” in the church we pastored. A young couple who had been through severe struggles showed-up at...


Trusting God to Speak...and Lead
I was visiting a man in the hospital along with a group of friends. One was a young lady who sang well and played guitar. She was...


Live TV & Living Free
My fellow-pastor and broadcaster friend, Al Stewart had a baptism of fire when he first went on live TV. His friend, the program...


Parsing Your Preachers
"Funnel head syndrome." That's my name for an illness affecting our culture today--even in the church. "Funnel head syndrome" is the...


A Different Drummer?
When I was in sales, my manager convinced me to use an “application specific license” to in effect, give a massive price break to a...


Joy in the Journey
When I was a sophomore in high school, I was 6’3” and about 230 pounds. I wanted to play basketball in a youth league, so I decided to...


The Unknown Christian...
Throughout my career, I’ve had stints where I’ve been bi-vocational. During one such time, I worked selling office equipment to schools...